Asthma Webinars

Asthma webinars present the latest knowledge and information from leading experts and asthma management program champions from across the country. Offered at no-cost, webinars are an opportunity to discover state of the art tools and resources, learn effective strategies in asthma program design and delivery, engage the experts through question and answer sessions, and contribute to the discussion through interactive polling features.

Whether you recently attended a webinar or need more information, access the archived presentation materials and audio/visual recordings below to learn more about home environmental interventions, best practices for asthma management, program evaluation basics, housing code enforcement, and more.

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Program Evaluation Basics
Tracey Mitchell, EPA; Erica Marshall, Massachusetts Department of Public Health; Anjali Nath, Boston Public Health Commission
11 September 2018

This webinar, the second in a three-part series, features speakers from the Boston Public Health Commission and Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Learn how the Environmental Scoring System has helped their asthma home visiting programs quantitatively assess asthma triggers. In addition to highlighting their evaluation results, our speakers describe the tool’s potential for use in other asthma programs.

Community-based Asthma Management
Tyra Bryant-Stephens, M.D., Director, Community Asthma Prevention Program, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania); Anne Kelsey Lamb, M.P.H., Director, Regional Asthma Management and Prevention (RAMP) (California); Ellen Tohn, Principal, Tohn Environmental Strategies, LLC (National); Kevin Kennedy, M.P.H., Director, Environmental Health Program, Children’s Mercy Kansas City (Missouri)
26 January 2021

Join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and experts from around the country for a live panel discussion about strategies for and lessons learned about delivering in-home asthma care and environmental interventions during the pandemic, including virtual home visits. Receive live feedback from the panel by participating in the question-and-answer session during the webinar.

Community-based Asthma Management
Neal Wilson, Ph.D., Associate Director, Center for Economic Information, University of Missouri–Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri; Principal Investigator, The Impact of a Weatherization Program on the Health Outcomes for Children with Asthma ; Anne Kelsey Lamb, M.P.H., Director, Regional Asthma Management and Prevention (a program of the Public Health Institute), Oakland, California; Kevin Kennedy, M.P.H., CIEC, Owner and Instructor, Healthy Indoors Training & Consulting LLC, Lawrence, Kansas; Co-author, The Impact of a Weatherization Program on the Health Outcomes for Children with Asthma
7 March 2024

 

This is the second webinar in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Indoor Environments Division’s new webinar series: Solving for the Indoor Environmental Determinants of Health (IEDOH) in Asthma.

In this webinar, "Weatherization’s Effects on Pediatric Asthma: Evidence From a Natural Experiment," learn from experts about—

  • Maximizing impact with limited funds by partnering with such programs as weatherization, whose primary interventions (i.e., air sealing and insulating homes) are not common in asthma home visiting but may be widely beneficial for asthma.
  • Evidence from an important natural experiment in Kansas City, Missouri, on the effects of weatherization and improved thermal comfort in homes on pediatric asthma outcomes.
Community-based Asthma Management
Carolyn Ferguson, Environmental Justice Manager, Red Hook Initiative; • Kara Smith, LMSW, Red Hook Community Health Network Manager, Red Hook Initiative; Adam Haber, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Computational Biology & Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Elizabeth A. Samuels, M.D., M.P.H., M.H.S., Associate Professor, UCLA Emergency Medicine; Ellen Hutti, M.P.H., Epidemiologist, St. Louis County Department of Public Health
25 October 2023

 

This is the first webinar in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Indoor Environments Division’s new webinar series: Solving for the Indoor Environmental Determinants of Health (IEDOH) in Asthma.

In the first webinar, "Using Data to Prioritize In-Home IEDOH Interventions," learn from experts about

  • Asthma and environmental data collection and analysis from three different perspectives.
  • Potential opportunities to use data to prioritize in-home environmental interventions and improve indoor environments for people with asthma.

Speaker Contact Info:

Carolyn Ferguson - carolyn@rhicenter.org
Kara Smith - kara@rhicenter.org
Adam Haber - ahaber@hsph.harvard.edu
Elizabeth A. Samuels - lizsamuels@ucla.edu 
Ellen Hutti - ehutti@stlouiscountymo.gov

Schools and Asthma
Tracy Enger (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency); Andrea Faulken (U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools); Teresa Lampmann (The Pediatric/Adult Asthma Coalition of New Jersey); Marilyn Hammett (Louisiana Recovery School District), Kitty Hernlen (Georgia Health Sciences University)
12 September 2012

During this webinar, leading asthma experts with comprehensive school-based asthma management programs discuss several topics: how to collaborate with key partners to improve asthma management in schools; control asthma’s impact on students; improve student academic performance; understand the connection between effective asthma management in schools, and green and healthy indoor learning environments.

Community-based Asthma Management
Tracey Mitchell, EPA; Kimberlee Honda, Pediatric Asthma and Allergy Clinici at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital; Dr. Tyra Bryant-Stephens, Community Asthma Prevention Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
22 May 2018

Hear winners of EPA’s 2018 National Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma Management share successful strategies for addressing asthma triggers, engaging community health workers and pursuing program sustainability.

MCAN
Sara Rosenbaum (The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services), Katherine Horton (The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services), and Mary-Beth Harty (The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services)
13 September 2012

Explore the implications of The Affordable Care Act for childhood asthma advocates and stakeholders. This webinar takes a close look at the opportunities that exist within the legislation for advancing the field of childhood asthma and what advocates can do now to take advantage of new opportunities under health reform.

MCAN
Dr. Floyd Malveaux (The Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc.), Anne Markus (The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services), Francisco Ramirez (Costa Salud Community Health Center), Dr. Andrew Arthur (El Rio Community Health Center), Susan Snyder (Cherry Street Health Services), and Celia Hightower (El Rio Community Health Center)
20 February 2014

Learn about The Community Healthcare for Asthma Management and Prevention of Symptoms (CHAMPS) Program funded by The Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc. (MCAN). This webinar explores the challenges and opportunities in implementing the CHAMPS program in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).

MCAN
Dr. Floyd Malveaux (The Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc.), Susan Hoffman (National Association of School Nurses), Yolanda Cuevas (Los Angeles Unified School District), and Dr. Kimberly Uyeda (Los Angeles Unified School District)
29 March 2012

Take a close look at the opportunities and challenges of implementing asthma management programs in the school environment. This webinar highlights best practices from a unique program being implemented in the Los Angeles School District.

MCAN
Dr. Floyd Malveaux (The Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc.), Dr. Noreen Clark (University of Michigan School of Public Health), Dr. Victoria Persky (University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health), Dr. Marielena Lara (RAND Corporation), Dr. Kimberly Uyeda (Los Angeles Unified School District), and Dr. Tyra Bryant-Stephens (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia)
24 September 2013

Take a close look at how diverse settings influence childhood asthma care coordination program design. Presenters discuss care implementation through school district nursing services, urban pediatric health systems, federally qualified health centers, and in partnership with multiple providers and organizations.

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